So You Think You Can Dances’ Choreographer Alex Da Silva in Hot Salsa
Alex Da Silva of TV’s So You Think You Can Dance fame, has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting four of his students in his two homes over the last six years.
The charges that were brought up against Da Silva made me cringe. There is a total of eight felony counts. Four counts of forcible rape, two counts of assault with intent to commit rape and two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object. Are you freakin’ kidding me?
Da Silva is 41 years old. Let’s hope that this abuse has not been going on for a longer period of time. It is always possible that more students may come forward. With Da Silva arrested, other students may now have the courage to speak up. It really makes my blood boil when I hear of any cases of abuse like this. But when it involves any sort of teacher or mentor, it enrages me even more. The thought of students being victims of someone they trust AND someone they are paying, is just horrendous. Not to mention the pain and suffering that these victim’s families and friends must endure. I wonder if Da Silva promised these poor students fame and fortune.
The bail was set at on over 6 million dollars, and when this trial comes up, if found guilty, Da Silva can face life in prison. I hope he gets what’s coming to him and that he doesn’t get a slap on the wrist like SO many rich or famous people do.
Eonline reported:
So you think you can come up with an alibi?
Alex Da Silva, who up until this past season was So You Think You Can Dance’s go-to salsa, mambo and Argentine tango choreographer, was arrested at his North Hollywood home this morning on a bunch of sex-crime charges involving four different women he tutored.
All told, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office charged the 41-year-old dance instructor with eight felony counts: four counts of forcible rape, two counts of assault with intent to commit rape and two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object.
Da Silva is currently being held on $6.2 million bail and, if convicted on the charges, could face life in prison.
According to Deputy District Attorney Rosa Alarcon, who works within the bureau’s Sex Crimes Division, the alleged assaults were committed against women ages 20 to 26, all of whom are dancers, and all of whom met the choreographer through his self-taught instructional classes.
The incidents all took place between August 2002 and March 2009. Da Silva worked as a choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance between 2005 and 2008.
We’re guessing his feet are anything but happy right about now.
Da Sleazo’s career doesn’t have to be over though. He can still carry on with his love for dance if sent to prison. I am sure there are plenty of inmates that would love to trip the light fantastic with him at a place where the tables can turn and the predator will then become the prey. Seems only fair to me.
Perhaps they will send him to the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines.
After all, the inmates at that center have been busting a move there for some time.
But that would be WAY too kind of a sentence for the likes of Alex Da Sleazo. I think a place a little farther South with a muy caliente climate would suit him better, where he can be among his own kind.
Everybody sing… Feeling HOT HOT HOT!
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It’s about time an intelligent District Attorney was put on this case. Former lacking DAs is the reason for the case being dragged on for so long. Alex is a criminal and deserves everything that is to come – life in prison. Rapists don’t show their dark side to the public. Their own families don’t even know it! May justice be served.
Comment by yevrah — August 19, 2009 @ 9:16 pm
How well did you know Alex before these resent events?
Comment by Tommy — August 20, 2009 @ 4:25 pm
this comment is for you yevrah, my brother alex is innocent. why are you so sure that he´s guilty? all you´re sure of is that you´re very envious of alex!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and this goes to the rest of you haters , go to hell, that´s what all you haters deserve !!!!!!!!!!! and for all the people who are supporting my brother i truly appreciate it, thanks alot, stacy dasilva
Comment by stacy dasilva — November 9, 2009 @ 6:13 pm
Stacy, Queen here. If he is found not guilty,then I will add it to the bottom of the article. I only report what is already out there in media land.
Comment by Queen — November 9, 2009 @ 6:22 pm